3/11/2006 - sthugo wrote: 85 points

Tetsuya's Super Dinner (Tetsuya's Restaurant, Sydney, Australia): Purchased this wine at the Beverly Hills Liquor Castle, Los Angeles back in 2000 from a little old man named Levi. Back then didn't know much about French wine, and still don't mind you, but Levi suggested to buy this bottle and lay it down for 5-7 years then drink. Well 6 years had gone and the occassion seemed right so this was the first red consumed during the night. Decanted for 2 hours prior to arriving at the restaurant, the colour was a dull crimson, suggesting that this wine had peaked and was approaching the downhill slopes very soon. The nose was very strange, honey, coffee, earth ... my initial thought was this was going to be another disgusting, waste of time/money Frenchie. But on the palate the wine tasted nothing like I was expecting. Although you could tell the wine was fading it still had a subtle tannic backbone, surrounded by flavours of dark fruit, mocha, and pencil shavings. Very smooth with a medium finish, this wine was probably the most different of the night, but also the most interesting. My French wine education continues!

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